Many Republican senators say they do not agree with President Donald Trump’s decision to pardon and commute sentences for more than 1,500 people who assaulted police officers, broke into the building or committed other crimes related to the Jan.

Some of the president's own team had signalled not all of those arrested over the Capitol riot would be released - until Monday.

Trump issued “a full, complete and unconditional pardon" to people punished for their involvement in the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, including those who assaulted law enforcement officers.

Republicans are bending over backward to excuse Donald Trump’s sweeping pardons of the January 6 insurrectionists.

Republican senators struggled to defend Donald Trump’s decision to commute and pardon hundreds of January 6 protesters including those who were charged and convicted of crimes against police officers,

Among those who breached the Capitol and were federally charged include at least 26 suspects arrested in or from Michigan, of whom 20 received sentences ranging from home confinement to five years in prison, according to U.S. Attorney’s Office data and other media reports.

President Donald Trump pardoned or commuted the sentences of more than 1,500 people. Here are some who had ties to Oregon.

Donald Trump’s decision to do something so obviously unpopular and fraught should put to rest any GOP attempts to minimize his intentions.